Slow worm  (Anguis fragilis)

Species information

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Threats

This species is not currently threatened in Britain.

Conservation

The slow worm is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). Under this act, it is illegal to kill, injure, and sell this species (3).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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